March 2013
I recently received the exciting news that I have
been invited to do two workshops on Counseling after Pregnancy and Infant Loss
for two National Counseling organizations.
The first workshop will be on Thursday September 5th during
the CareNet National Pregnancy Center Conference being held in Denver,
Colorado. The second workshop will be on
Saturday September 14th during the American Association of Christian Counselors
National Conference being held in Nashville, TN.
This is a very competitive proposal process, and I
am honored that I have been selected.
While these opportunities provide great exposure to a national
counseling audience and a chance to network with other counselors, these are
not paid opportunities. I have to pay
for all my travel expenses (transportation, lodging, food), and also for the
cost of the conference registrations.
Below is an approximate list of what each conference will cost. I am seeking sponsorship from individuals and
organizations to allow me to present at these workshops.
I have already received a $600 sponsorship from
Master’s International School of Divinity, and I participated in a weekend
garage sale which brought in around $300.
I will be doing some additional teaching for the school over the next 3
months which should bring in an additional $900. So I am estimating, based on the list below,
that I need to raise an additional $1,200 - $1,300 for this opportunity. Will you consider supporting this
opportunity? While your donation is not
tax deductible, your donation will help provided much needed education to
counselors about how to best respond when working with families facing
miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
I will send a receipt for each donation, and when I return give a full
accounting of how the funds were spent.
As a sponsor, you will also receive updates on how my fundraising is
proceeding. If I receive more than
needed for this trip, I will donate any overages to a non-profit organization
supporting pregnancy and infant loss.
Donations of any size are appreciated. I hope you will consider joining me on this
journey.
Sincerely,
Deena
Deena Crandall, MA
541-556-2773
Dlcrandall2@yahoo.com
ESTIMATED
EXPENSES
CARE NET
$399 – Conference Registration (Includes
lunch/dinner Thursday and Friday and lunch Sat).
$521 – 3 nights in the Sheraton hotel downtown
Denver
$80 – Transportation to and from Denver
International Airport via shuttle
$120 – Food (Lunch/dinner Wed, Breakfast Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Dinner Saturday)
$450 – Round-trip Airfare from Eugene to Denver
(includes baggage fees)
$1,570
- total expenses for Care Net.
AACC
$220 – Basic Conference Registration
$352 – 4 nights at the Fiddlers Inn Motel (1/2 mile
from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Site). If someone wanted to sponsor the Gaylord it
would be $845 for those same 4
nights.
$300 – Meals for Wednesday – Sunday (no meals are
included in the conference registration)
$50 – Transportation to and from Nashville
International Airport
$480 – Round-trip Airfare from Portland to Denver on
Southwest.
$54 – Transportation to and from Portland
International.
$1456
– total expenses for AACC
$3,026
Estimated expenses
-$300 – garage sale
-$600 – Masters Sponsorship
-$900 – estimated additional teaching income
**$1,226
still to be raised**
